Published 09/13/2024 4:29:00 a.m.

Winter fuel payments: Sir Keir Starmer says no impact assessment has been carried out

The government did not conduct an impact assessment regarding the reduction of winter fuel support for millions of pensioners, as confirmed by the Prime Minister.
Sir Keir Starmer stated he has not seen any analysis on the consequences of removing payments for older individuals not receiving pension credit.
10.8 million pensioners received winter fuel payments last winter, but only 1.5 million are expected to receive them this coming winter, according to the House of Commons Library.

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BBC News

No assessment on impact of winter fuel payment cut - Keir Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer says it was not legally necessary to carry out analysis on changes to the payment.

09/12/2024 11:13:27 p.m.·United Kingdom

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The Independent

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Daily Express

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Sky News UK

Winter fuel payments: Sir Keir Starmer says no impact assessment has been carried out

The Tories have been pressuring the government to publish an impact assessment of the plan that will reduce the number of recipients from about 10.8 million last winter to an estimated 1.5 million this year.

09/13/2024 4:01:00 a.m.·United Kingdom

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